Hex Parasite + Phyrexian Altar Combos
4 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
Combo 1 with Vorapede + Pitiless Plunderer
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Vorapede, adding {B}.
- Vorapede dies, triggering itself and Pitiless Plunderer.
- Resolve the Vorapede trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Activate Hex Parasite by paying {1}{B} and removing the +1/+1 counter from Vorapede, giving Hex Parasite +1/+0 until end of turn.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Narci, Fable Singer + The Cruelty of Gix + Huatli's Raptor
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
· Infinite proliferate
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- At the beginning of your precombat main phase, The Cruelty of Gix triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
- The Cruelty of Gix's third chapter ability triggers.
- Holding priority, activate Hex Parasite by paying {1}{B/P} and removing a lore counter from The Cruelty of Gix, giving Hex Parasite +1/+0 until end of turn.
- Resolve the Cruelty of Gix trigger from step 2, returning Hautli's Raptor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Huatli's Raptor and Narci's second ability triggers.
- Resolve the Narci trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and you to gain 5 life.
- Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Huatli's Raptor, adding {1}.
- Resolve the Huatli's Raptor trigger, putting a lore counter on The Cruelty of Gix.
- Repeat from step 2.
Combo 3 with Kheru Bloodsucker + Vorapede
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifeloss
· Infinite LTB
· Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Vorapede, adding {1}.
- Vorapede dies, triggering itself and Kheru Bloodsucker.
- Resolve the Vorapede trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Kheru Bloodsucker trigger, causing each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain two life.
- Activate Hex Parasite by paying {1}, two life and removing the +1/+1 counter from Vorapede, giving Hex Parasite +1/+0 until end of turn.
- Repeat.
Combo 4 with Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Jet, Freedom Fighter
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Destroy all creatures opponents control
· Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
· Lock
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Jet.
- When Jet dies, its persist ability and second ability trigger.
- Resolve the second trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Hex Parasite and another creature you control.
- Resolve the persist trigger, returning Jet from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- When Jet enters, its first and second ability triggers, dealing damage to a creature an opponent controls.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Hex Parasite, adding {1}.
- When Hex Parasite dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Activate Hex Parasite by paying {1}{B}, removing the -1/-1 counter from Jet.
- Repeat.
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